Boston Early Music Festival - Boston | 19 January 2021 |
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OrlandoBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Extravaganza! Baroque opera as a vocal spectacle |
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AlcinaBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Medici style music and magic |
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Caccini Liberates Ruggiero from Alcina |
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AlmiraBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Kudos to all the solo singers |
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La serva padronaBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Snap, crackle and popping Pergolesi: Boston Early Music Festival presents La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo |
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Livietta e TracolloBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Snap, crackle and popping Pergolesi: Boston Early Music Festival presents La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo |
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Le Carnaval de VeniseBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
A Baroque explosion in Boston |
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Campra’s Carnaval is a musical circus on teeming stage |
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Campra capers |
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Les Plaisirs de VersaillesBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
A trio of Sun King radiances |
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Boston Early Music Festival presents a glittering ‘Versailles’ |
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Les Fontaines de VersaillesBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
A trio of Sun King radiances |
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Boston Early Music Festival presents a glittering ‘Versailles’ |
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L'OrfeoBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Boston Early Music Festival’s high-spirited ‘L’Orfeo’ |
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Triple crown winners at BEMF |
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L'incoronazione di PoppeaBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
Triple crown winners at BEMF |
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Boston Early Music Festival makes Monteverdi its main attraction |
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Strong singing of large cast enlivens BEMF’s “Poppea” |
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
Triple crown winners at BEMF |
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Boston Early Music Festival makes Monteverdi its main attraction |
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A Homeric hero reunites with his family |
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BEMF crowns Monteverdi trilogy with elegant new ‘Ulisse’ |
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Homeland secure with BEMF Ulisse |
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AlmiraBoston Early Music FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Love triangles centuries old but somehow ageless |
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BEMF stages ‘Almira,’ composed by a teenage Handel |
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Operas and concerts fit for a prince |
During the nine days of the Boston Early Music Festival, you could spend all day bingeing on the sounds of antique instruments and the music composed for them. |
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Scaling back, festival finds its voice in 'Poppea' |
The highly esteemed Boston Early Music Festival has done some creative sash-tightening for its 2009 edition, running June 6-14. |
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North American premiere of Lully's Psyché |
The centerpiece of this year's Boston Early Music Festival is the North American premiere of Psyché, Jean-Baptiste Lully's 1678 tragédie lyrique. |
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